Installation Overview

The complete installation guide

The purpose of this guide is to help provide new and experienced Sensu users
alike with a detailed guide for installing and configuring Sensu into a variety
of operating environments. By default, this guide will direct you to install and
configure Sensu Core or Sensu Enterprise in a standalone configuration.

If you are a new Sensu user – or if you have only ever used automation
tools like Chef, Puppet, or Ansible to install and configure
Sensu – working through this installation guide for the exercise alone is
strongly recommended. Sensu’s architecture is one of its most compelling
features, so learning how Sensu’s components work together will greatly improve
your ability to leverage Sensu’s architecture to your advantage.

NOTE: manual installation is recommended for pre-production environments
only. Please note that this guide is not intended to provide instructions for
deploying Sensu into “production” environments. Production deployment strategies
– including using automation tools like Chef, Puppet, or Ansible to
install and configure Sensu – will be discussed at the conclusion of this
guide.

Upon the completion of these steps, you should have a
fully functional Sensu installation, with one or more Sensu clients reporting
keepalives (Sensu’s built-in “heartbeat” mechanism) back to the Sensu
server, and a web-based Sensu dashboard providing visibility into the health
of your infrastructure.

Installation requirements

What will you need to install Sensu?

Familiarity with a modern command-line interface & related tooling

Compute resources (e.g. one or more virtual machines, or physical computers)

30-60 minutes (the amount of time it should take to complete this installation guide)

About Sensu

The Sensu monitoring event pipeline empowers businesses to automate their monitoring workflows and gain deep visibility into their multi-cloud infrastructure, from Kubernetes to bare metal. Companies like Sony, Box.com, and Activision rely on Sensu to help deliver value faster, at scale.